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When Spanish colonizers arrived in the Philippines in 1521, they were amazed with how slim and trim our Filipino ancestors were. Coconut has always been a staple crop in our country, even more during those times.
Although coconut oil is a saturated fat like beef tallow and lard, its fatty acids are mostly medium-chain (MCFA), which is very unique. Almost all other dietary oils' and fats' fatty acids (saturated or unsaturated) are primarily long-chain (LCFA).
Unlike LCFAs, the unique MCFAs abundantly found in CNO don't get dumped into your bloodstream. They are sent straight to your liver to be used as fuel for metabolism. Your body treats MCFAs almost like carbohydrates.
In fact, coconut oil is so weight-friendly that by substituting it for soybean, safflower, canola and similar unsaturated oils, you can shed off over 30 pounds of unwanted fat a year. No reduced calorie intake. No changing your diet. Just an oil change will do it for you according to a study supervised in Canada's McGill University.
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